What is another word for anguish?
482 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_w_ɪ_ʃ], [ ˈaŋɡwɪʃ], [ ˈaŋɡwɪʃ]Table of Contents
Similar words for anguish:- anguish (noun)
- dejection (noun)
- desolation (noun)
- discontentment (noun)
- heartbreak (noun)
- hell (noun)
- hopelessness (noun)
- pain (noun)
- painfulness (noun)
- punishment (noun)
- pain (verb)
- punish (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Definition for Anguish:
Synonyms for Anguish:
n.
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- happy.
- hurt.
- sullenness,
- grimness,
- wistfulness,
- plaintiveness,
- dreariness,
- contemplativeness,
- dolorousness,
- blues.
- disgruntlement,
- joylessness,
- despondence,
- exasperation,
- boredom,
- angst,
- discomposure,
- unhappiness,
- dissatisfaction,
- non-satisfaction,
- displeasure,
- discontent,
- ennui,
- inquietude,
- disquiet,
- sourness,
- frustration.
- heartlessness,
- depression,
- abandonment,
- spiritlessness,
- discouragement,
- downheartedness,
- moroseness,
- desperation,
- melancholy,
- dejection,
- despondency.
- inflammation,
- wrench,
- chafing,
- gripe,
- stab,
- burn,
- throb,
- Migraine,
- infliction,
- irritation,
- rack,
- bruise,
- sore,
- earache,
- injury,
- crick,
- cramp,
- sting,
- throe,
- smarting,
- stitch,
- bite,
- malaise,
- spasm.
v.
•pain (verb) •punish (verb)Other synonyms:
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- scourge.
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- smite.
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- strike.
- mourning,
- distressing,
- disfigure,
- awfully,
- tumult,
- gall,
- tension,
- injustice,
- disturbingly,
- badly,
- ruth,
- tantalize,
- harm,
- agonizing,
- apprehension,
- solicitude,
- harry,
- severely,
- foreboding,
- tediously,
- desolate,
- torturing,
- thrill,
- maim,
- hardly,
- sorrowful,
- hound,
- strain,
- staleness,
- hex,
- sweat blood,
- paltry,
- bleeding heart,
- be anxious,
- damage,
- badger,
- cataclysm,
- blow,
- sad,
- bad,
- scruple,
- self-reproach,
- unsettlingly,
- misgiving,
- grave,
- inundate,
- irk,
- vivisection,
- unpleasure,
- shrink,
- encumber,
- cut,
- plague,
- difficulty,
- catastrophe,
- penitent,
- bother,
- nausea,
- AILS,
- savorlessness,
- downcast,
- boringly,
- wince,
- twitch,
- sweat,
- disquietingly,
- twinge,
- loss,
- disconcertingly,
- paroxysm,
- sorry,
- contrition,
- badgering,
- nettle,
- dullness,
- straining,
- inconvenience,
- pierce,
- nightmare,
- piteous,
- heartache,
- aching heart,
- offend,
- ailing,
- tiresomely,
- pressure,
- harassment,
- Unsatisfaction,
- hardship,
- blanch,
- stress,
- trouble,
- seriously,
- embitter,
- curse,
- awkwardly,
- spleen,
- strife,
- slight,
- struggle,
- agonized,
- annoy,
- lugubrious,
- dole,
- disturb,
- pathetic,
- overrefinement,
- fuss,
- dolour,
- lose sleep,
- contravene,
- dolor,
- extremity,
- make uncomfortable,
- Ailed,
- discommode,
- exasperate,
- irksomely,
- break down,
- agitation,
- tenseness,
- crushing,
- clumsily,
- concern,
- disconcert,
- naughtily,
- ineptly,
- besiege,
- dread,
- Penitency,
- subjugation,
- sorrowing,
- oppression,
- mortification,
- resignation,
- agitate,
- tastelessness,
- contriteness,
- sufferance,
- ail,
- demandingly,
- sorriness,
- chivvy,
- grimace,
- ruin,
- miserable,
- bereavement,
- overwhelm,
- injure,
- weigh down,
- Martyrization,
- twisting,
- prostrate,
- pining,
- agonise,
- seizure,
- bale,
- downer,
- upset,
- poorly,
- suppression,
- prostration,
- enslavement,
- embarrassment,
- writhe,
- mischief,
- bummer,
- shoot,
- qualm,
- cut up,
- guilt,
- nag,
- nervousness,
- pangs,
- wrongly,
- destruction,
- pester,
- bedevilment,
- anguishes,
- agony of mind,
- wickedly,
- perturbation,
- Miserableness,
- bleed,
- painful,
- pitiable,
- harass,
- feel pain,
- subjection,
- pound,
- adversity,
- convulsion,
- tedium,
- Heartgrief,
- spite,
- blench,
- emptiness,
- contrite,
- tediousness,
- distortion,
- perturb,
- chaos,
- worrying,
- excruciating,
- dislike,
- rueful,
- fit,
- turmoil,
- problematically,
- hard,
- tragedy,
- Desolateness,
- throes,
- defeatism,
- twist the knife,
- jinx,
- gawkily,
- ill,
- insult,
- chevy,
- dejectedness,
- bite nails,
- discountenance,
- wretch,
- unrest,
- abuse,
- vex,
- Languishment,
- vexation,
- hurting,
- harrow,
- corruptly,
- test,
- debatably,
- perplexity,
- discompose,
- lugubriousness,
- aggrieve,
- despotism,
- suicidal despair,
- put out,
- tyranny,
- meager,
- deplorable,
- fear,
- worryingly,
- disaster,
- strait,
- hesitation,
- be unhappy,
- evil,
- prick,
- crush,
- ictus,
- travail,
- disturbance,
- infringe,
- calamity,
- annoyingly,
- unease,
- beleaguer,
- maltreatment,
- low,
- chivy,
- distressingly,
- oppress,
- annoyance,
- repression,
- flatness,
- discomfit,
- misfortune.
Paraphrases for Anguish:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
trouble, hardship, apprehension.
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
angst, anxiety, suffering, agony, sorrow, grief, misery, trepidation, despair, dismay, sadness, hopelessness, dread, fear, desperation, helplessness, bitterness, chastisement, plight, concern, ordeal, trauma, horror.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Anguish:
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Other antonyms:
exultation, assurance, jollity, assuagement, ecstasy, merrymaking, rapture, tranquillity, lightheartedness, jubilation, security, euphoria, cheerfulness, joviality, calmness, confidence, Elatedness, merriment, exhilaration, gleefulness, apathy, joyousness, gayness, joyfulness, gladsomeness, exuberance, gaiety, mirthfulness, optimism, sunniness, satisfaction, carelessness, nonchalance, content, rapturousness, mirth, well-being, felicity, glee, hopefulness, elation.
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Homophones for Anguish:
- anagoge, amuck, amnios, anasazi, anchusa, anas, annex, awayness, anhinga, annexa, ananas, animize, angus, Angus Og, annonaceae, ananias, amuse, anjou, amok, annoyance, animus, annoying, anionic, angas, anoxic, aminic, aeneas, annamese, amigo, amnesiac, anonymous, anise, amish, amnesia, amyxia, animise, Amos, anaemic, anguis, ANZAC, amass, annexe, anoxia, amnionic, anunnaki, awning, aengus, anasa, anagogic, ammoniac, ans, awing, anechoic, Anzio, amanuensis, amnic, anise cookie, anxious, amex, ahimsa, anamnesis, ANG, Ankus, amaze, amiss, announce, anemic, anomic, amnesic.
Hypernym for Anguish:
v.
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torture, rack, try, torment, excruciate, agonize, break someone's heart, agonise.
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Hyponym for Anguish:
n.
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distress.
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v.
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emotion
disconcert, discomfit, upset, untune, suffer, discompose.
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